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Old 11th May 2013, 06:41 AM
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According to my local station the 10p offer has ended - had to be there between 10-4 when attendants on forecourt. Said its a pretty regular thing though!
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Old 11th May 2013, 07:22 AM
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I have a cunning plan... next time you need fuel, drop the car off at mine, you can hire my bike and cycle to work, I will fill your car up on the way to work, you can return bike and pick car up on way home, will only charge you mates rates for the bike hire and only add 10% to the cost of the fuel for my time. I sense you will be knocking my door down very early Monday morning
Brian, how kind of you. Seems like an offer that's too good to refuse. See you Monday.
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Old 11th May 2013, 07:42 AM
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Thought you would be impressed, do you have your own bicycle clips?
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Old 11th May 2013, 02:07 PM
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Old 11th May 2013, 03:18 PM
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Just purchased 50 litres of Shell's finest, my first venture into high(er) octane fuel motoring.......let's see if I notice a difference at all.

It worked out at £1.37 a litre with the discount, which is less than what I've paid quite recently for standard unleaded.......I don't know why it's taken me so long to try it to be honest.
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Old 13th May 2013, 08:41 AM
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As my wife discovered yesterday the 5p off voucher is "*participating Shell service stations only" and it appears that not many are participating.

The one we use regularly definitely isn't and checking my area the nearest one is an expensive Motorway Services.
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Old 13th May 2013, 08:56 AM
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You have to wonder what the point of these 'secret' promotions is?

"Only between 10am - 4pm; participating stations only; vouchers from forecourt staff only; don't know anything about it; bar code doesn't work; now expired."

Can anyone let me know why Shell seem to think a promotion that no-one knows about is a good idea?
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Old 13th May 2013, 10:41 AM
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As my wife discovered yesterday the 5p off voucher is "*participating Shell service stations only" and it appears that not many are participating.

The one we use regularly definitely isn't and checking my area the nearest one is an expensive Motorway Services.
I presume if your local station does not come up in the search feature on the voucher page then they are non-participating?
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Old 13th May 2013, 11:37 AM
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it comes up with nothing for Glasgow, London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool or even the Dalston and Holborn examples. And the station locator on line isn't working. Think I'll stick with BP - you get Nectar points at every station all the time.
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Current mods: solar sun roof, 20mm rear spacers, 15 mm on front, red brembo callipers, 6k headlights, rear view camera, engine remap, alloy dash dial rings, alloy navi rings, tt/phaeton pedal upgrade, (and custom matching foot rest) dension ipod interface & parrot hands free kit (both fully hidden), av input, tv in motion switched thro' PF switch in blanking plug right of steering column, Audi 'quattro' sill covers, repositioned centre console switches, radio clock, .
Planned mods: auto-dimming rear view mirror, dash cam (as steamship's), fit the ski hatch, refit philips drl's (or maybe not - nope, definitely not - horrible botch!).
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Old 13th May 2013, 12:07 PM
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Tescos is offering 10p a ltr off vouchers for every £60 spent instore. Lasts to 26th May. whilst you may not want to stick (even Momentum) in your 8 its ok for other runabouts. or diesel things. The Laird might consider it for his badged-up lawn-mower.
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